Bill to dissolve Knesset passes first reading

The first reading of the bill to dissolve the Knesset passed with 99 in favor and none opposed Monday night, over five months after it passed a nearly identical bill in its first reading before opposition leader Shaul Mofaz (Likud) joined the coalition at 2 a.m.

The bill was sent to the Knesset House Committee to be approved for a second and third (final) vote.